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Obaba (2005)

Obaba poster
Directed by
Montxo Armendáriz
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Spain
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
7
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman visits a small Basque village called Obaba to photograph its people and landscapes. She becomes drawn into local stories and secrets that blur the line between memory and imagination.

slow-pacedmelancholiccontemplativemysteriousnostalgicquietly emotionalatmospheric

What happens

Obaba is a 2005 Spanish-German drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz based on Bernardo Atxaga's novel Obabakoak. It features Pilar López de Ayala, Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández, and Peter Lohmeyer. Obaba was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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